co-opted
past participle, past simple ofco-opt
| 单词 | co-opted |
| 释义 | co-opted past participle, past simple ofco-opt co-opt verb[T] uk/kəʊˈɒpt/us/koʊˈɑːpt/(of anelectedgroup) to make someone amemberthrough thechoiceof thepresentmembers: She was co-optedon tothecommitteelastJune. toincludesomeone in something, often againsttheirwill: Whether theylikedit or not,localpeoplewere co-optedintothevictoryparade. to use someone else'sideas: Rock androllmusicwaslargelyco-opted from theblues. Applying for a job
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Causing somebody to act Copying and copies Examplesofco-optedco-opted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Typologists may be puzzled to see their methodsco-optedto back up minimalist syntax. From theCambridge English Corpus Numerous civil groups wereco-optedand even sponsored for antidemocratic objectives. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, they allowed themselves to beco-optedinto the urban religious hierarchy and in turn transformed their wilderness retreat into a settlement. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of the techniques discussed earlier may beco-opted. From theCambridge English Corpus And finally, the increasing commercialisation of glitch means the critique is beingco-optedand sold back to those who produced it in the first place. From theCambridge English Corpus The women's self-empowerment movement isco-optedto promote the utilization of cholesterol-lowering drugs. From theCambridge English Corpus Seen from the perspective of theco-optedand bureaucratized movement member, tension, ambivalence, opposition, and conflict is woven into the entanglement. From theCambridge English Corpus Under such conditions, environmental regulations can even beco-optedto keep new, cleaner entrants out and further solidify the dominance of old, heavily polluting industries. From theCambridge English Corpus Finally, social movements drove the issue forward till interest groups transformed (orco-opted) the campaign into standard interest-group and party politics. From theCambridge English Corpus The coordination of work in the pursuit of subsistence eventually may have beenco-optedby elites. From theCambridge English Corpus In this scenario, the future for participants is often precarious, and success depends on the ability to beco-optedor excluded by the market. From theCambridge English Corpus However, not all of the nationalists wereco-optedby the colonial regime. From theCambridge English Corpus Nonetheless, popular culture was also frequentlyco-opted, and buttressed, rather than challenged, the bourgeois social order. From theCambridge English Corpus The white tip has beenco-opted(recruited) for use in these behaviour patterns. From theCambridge English Corpus After all, it is common enough in biology for a system initially selected for one purpose to beco-optedand used for another. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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